Mike Rock: Perimeter park-ride lot not necessarily insane

Posted: Friday, April 20, 2007

Whoa, not so fast. The idea of putting a park-and-ride lot at the intersection of College Station Road and the Athens Perimeter, while apparently unpopular with Athens-Clarke County commissioners, may not be insane after all. University of Georgia faculty and students could park in this lot, remove personal bikes from racks attached to their various modes of transportation, and bike to campus.

Since parking spaces on campus are virtually extinct, this would relieve overcrowding on campus streets and parking lots, with no more waiting at choke points for traffic lights to change. Think of the amount of gasoline saved by biking, not to mention the monetary savings. Also, this would help reduce our dependence on foreign oil. And think of the exercise benefits. A brisk ride to class gets the blood pumping, burns those calories, and tones the body. I can't believe BikeAthens hasn't jumped on this bandwagon.